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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday attended a solemn ceremony in Ankara marking the 87th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Türkiye. In his address, Erdoğan paid tribute to Atatürk and expressed......
Two Lebanese sisters were arrested at Beirut International Airport (AIB) after attempting to smuggle $207,100 in counterfeit US dollars to Turkey, according to a statement released Friday by the General Directorate of Internal Security Forces. The airport inspection brigade intercepted the two women......
ISTANBUL — Turkey has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other Israeli officials on charges of “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” linked to the war in Gaza and to the recent aid flotilla incident. According to the Istanbul......
ISTANBUL — Eighteen football referees and officials have been taken into custody in Turkey as part of a wide-ranging investigation into illegal sports betting. Prosecutors in Istanbul suspect that several match officials may have influenced game results in connection......
Devlet Bahçeli, the Turkish nationalist leader and main parliamentary ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has surprisingly suggested that releasing former pro-Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş from prison would be “useful” for Turkey. The statement, delivered before parliament,......
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Monday that Hamas remains determined to uphold the truce in Gaza, emphasizing the importance of Muslim nations taking the lead in rebuilding the war-torn Palestinian territory. “It appears that Hamas is committed to maintaining the......
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has released the country’s inflation data for October 2025. According to the official report, consumer prices rose by 2.55% on a monthly basis, while annual inflation reached 32.87%. The data also showed that domestic producer prices......
Turkey is hosting on Monday, in Istanbul, the foreign ministers of several Muslim countries in an initiative aimed at shaping the future of Gaza, as the fragile truce remains in effect and the humanitarian situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. Attending the meeting are......
Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at reaching a ceasefire are expected to “probably resume” in Istanbul after collapsing on Wednesday, a Pakistani security source told AFP. The negotiations, mediated by Turkey and Qatar, began last Saturday in Istanbul and were......
ISLAMABAD — Peace talks aimed at securing a long-term truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded in Istanbul without a “workable solution,” Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, marking a setback for regional stability after deadly border......
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkey late Monday, rattling cities such as İstanbul and İzmir, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The quake, which occurred at 10:48 p.m. local time (1948 GMT), was centered near the hillside town of Sındırgı, where reports......
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Sunday that it has begun the complete withdrawal of its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, according to a statement released by the Firat news agency. “We are implementing the withdrawal of all our forces from within Turkey,” the group......
Since October 1, 2025, Moroccan residents in Spain can now exchange their Moroccan driver’s licenses for Spanish ones without taking an exam, thanks to a new digital procedure introduced by the Spanish General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). The measure, which entered into force this month, aims......
